Claude

The Mindola connector lets Claude build your lens for you, right in the chat. Claude gets three tools: create_digital_twin_lens creates a lens from a profile you approve, add_lens_knowledge adds text and links to it while it is still unclaimed, and get_lens_status checks how ingestion is going.

Claude summarizes what you shared in the conversation, shows you the proposed profile, and only sends it to Mindola after you confirm. Mindola then creates a real lens: name, greeting, starter questions, style, and the facts you approved. If you are not signed in to Mindola, the lens is created unclaimed. It is live immediately at its share link, and Claude also gives you a claim link. Open it, sign up for free, and the lens becomes yours. Unclaimed lenses expire after 30 days if nobody claims them.

Set up in claude.ai and Claude Desktop

1. Open Settings, then Connectors.
2. Choose Add custom connector.
3. Paste the URL https://app.mindola.ai/mcp/claude and save.

No sign-in or API key is required. The generic endpoint https://app.mindola.ai/mcp/lens points at the same server and works here too.

Set up in Claude Code

One command:

claude mcp add --transport http mindola https://app.mindola.ai/mcp/lens

Verify it works

Ask Claude: “What Mindola tools do you have?” It should name exactly three: create_digital_twin_lens, add_lens_knowledge, and get_lens_status.

Try this

A typical conversation looks like:

1. You: “Create my Mindola lens from what I told you. Show me the profile first so I can approve it.”
2. Claude drafts a profile: display name, short bio, audience, areas of expertise, boundaries, concrete facts, starter questions, and tone.
3. You adjust anything that is off, then confirm.
4. Claude calls the create tool and shows you the share link and the claim link.
5. You: “Now add my about page: https://example.com/about.” Claude adds it as knowledge and can poll the status tool until it is ready.

What Claude sends

The connector accepts structured fields like:

• Public display name and short bio.
• Intended audience.
• Confirmed areas of expertise or interest.
• Boundaries the lens should respect.
• Concrete facts you approve.
• Starter questions and tone.

It does not import your Claude history, memory, or private account data. Claude must ask for your confirmation before it creates the lens, and it should only use information you provided or confirmed in the conversation.

After creation

Open the returned link and test the lens like a visitor would. If it is unclaimed, use the claim flow on that page to attach it to your Mindola account. Once it is yours, you can edit its scope, knowledge, profile, appearance, and visitor settings like any other lens. Note that a claimed lens can no longer be changed through the anonymous connector; further changes go through the app or the authenticated developer API.

Privacy notes

• Lens visitors see an AI disclosure before chatting.
• The lens only answers from the material scoped to it.
• If the approved material does not support an answer, the lens refuses instead of guessing.
• Unclaimed lenses expire automatically if nobody claims them.

If something goes wrong

Anonymous use is rate limited: lens creation allows 2 per minute and 10 per hour, and the other two tools allow 20 calls per minute. If Claude reports a limit, wait a minute and try again. For connection errors and other issues, see Troubleshooting.